Weekend availability is a requirement of this position.

Benefits of working for us!

Full-time employees:

• Employer paid, employee Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance.

Full-time & Part-time (20+ hours per week) employees:

• Supplemental Insurance options
• Paid time off + Paid holidays
• Additional $1.00 per hour when working on Sundays
• Additional $0.25 per hour when working before 7AM or after 7PM
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• 401(K) retirement plan w/ employer match up to 5%
• 20% Employee only discount
• And more!

Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for sales generation, product preparation, food safety, quality control, work safety, and merchandising. This position also educates and assists with general grocery and dairy orders. 

Position Responsibilities (Include, but not limited to)

Product Management

• Consistently achieve all food preparation guidelines, ensuring quality and freshness.
• Process all mis-picks, damaged goods, and credits within established guidelines and report information to the Manager. 
• Comply with stocking standards that ensure high product quality. Incorporate cleaning with stocking and rotation requirements.
• Participate in quarterly physical inventory, more often if needed.
• Assist with developing and maintaining product displays that create an exciting marketplace, strive to develop displays that pique customer interest and impact buying trends. 
• Assist the Manager with ensuring effective informational and price point signing is posted for all products. 
• Assist the Manager in developing effective product descriptions and establishing correct verbiage for all related signs/materials.

Operations

• Consistently achieve all food/beverage preparation guidelines, including full compliance with established recipe program; ensure prepared food consistency, quality, freshness, and portion control.
• Complete daily activities as assigned or needed. Ensure daily tasks and assignments are accomplished correctly and timely.
• Participate in department and store staff meetings as required.
• Use work-related equipment correctly and under the manufacturer's guidelines.
• Adhere to company guidelines regarding internal and external loss prevention, including risk management, accident prevention/safety awareness, and loss prevention.
• Contribute to a productive, enjoyable work environment for customers and employees. 
• Ensure hazardous conditions are promptly and appropriately handled.
• Participate in training and mentoring processes of other team members as needed or assigned. 
• Readily accept delegated responsibilities and positively respond to the Manager's direction. 
• Understand proper customer telephone order procedures and effectively follow department guidelines. 

Customer Service

• Immediately greet all customers with genuine enthusiasm and sincerity. Customize the approach to meet the customer's needs and build rapport. Create customer loyalty through individual service. 
• Effectively shifts gears to meet customer needs. Move quickly and easily from greeting to providing product information, up-selling, closing the sale, thanking, and inviting them back. Effectively assess a customer's needs and appropriately suggest product with the opportunity to interact with that product. 
• Ensure all phone inquiries are handled with appropriate phone etiquette. Ensure customer service expectations are achieved on a department-wide basis. 
• Ensure the department is clean, organized, and customer-friendly. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions. 

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Pay Scale

We believe in paying employees fairly for doing work of comparable character in line with the Oregon Equal Pay Act, and we’ve implemented an internal pay scale system based on hours worked. 

This position is part of our internal pay scale, which means for every 1040 hours you work, you’ll move to the next level in pay until you reach the maximum of the scale – we call that “Journeyman.” Pretty cool, huh?

Reaching Journeyman is a big deal around here! Yes, it means you’ve reached the top of the pay scale – yay! It also means you’re someone we rely on to go the extra mile. You’re now that person who asks others how you can help, sees areas where they can help without needing to be asked, and the “go-to” person for new employees. We look forward to seeing you reach that goal.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a retail food environment with a diverse population and may be exposed to inclement weather. 

Travel

•  Some travel may be offered. 

Weekend availability is a requirement of this position.

Benefits of working for us!

Full-time employees:

• Employer paid, employee Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance.

Full-time & Part-time (20+ hours per week) employees:

• Supplemental Insurance options
• Paid time off + Paid holidays
• Additional $1.00 per hour when working on Sundays
• Additional $0.25 per hour when working before 7AM or after 7PM
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• 401(K) retirement plan w/ employer match up to 5%
• 20% Employee only discount
• And more!

Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for product management, food safety, quality control, merchandising, sales generation, gross margins, labor and general expense control, employee development, work safety, customer service, and department profitability. This position also educates employees and customers on product selection, recipe ideas, and meal solutions.  

Position Responsibilities (Include but not limited to)

Product Management

• Develop and maintain product displays that create an enticing marketplace; strive to develop displays that pique customer interest and impact buying trends. Ensure all department merchandising meets company guidelines, expectations, and approved merchandising plans.
• Ensure effective ordering of all products for the Meat Department. Maintain product inventory at a level that promotes creative and effective sales merchandising and maximizes sales potential. 
• Participate in determining order quantities and verifying the cost of goods. Maintain excellent vendor relations. 
• Verify that items received from vendors meet company guidelines for quality, count, and condition. Ensure all mis-picks, damaged goods, and credits are processed and managed within established guidelines. 
• Demonstrate effective inventory control, thereby minimizing unnecessary costs associated with excessive inventory, including supplies. 
• Verify correct invoice billing, including confirmation through the weekly general ledger and Meat Department receiving log sheets. Follow up and resolve inaccurate billing. Ensure the Account Payable Team is alerted to discrepancies between the shipping document amount and invoice amount. 
• Ensure effective informational and price point signing is posted for all products. Oversee the development of effective product descriptions and correct verbiage for all related signs/materials.
• Establish and manage stocking standards, ensuring high product quality, including rotation procedures. Incorporate cleaning with stocking and rotation requirements. 
• Assist as appropriate in determining the product selections.
• Effectively plan and perform physical inventory quarterly or more frequently if needed. 

Operations

• Determine daily projects and activities and ensure they are accomplished correctly and timely.
• Effectively manage department operations to achieve sales goals and general expense budgets. Oversee pricing to achieve budgeted gross profit goals.
• Write the department work schedule. Effectively allocate labor to accomplish operational goals, provide excellent customer service, and achieve labor budget. 
• Adhere to all food safety and sanitation requirements. 
• Adhere to an established supply budget and obtain spending approval from the Store Manager for expenses outside of the approved threshold. 
• Adhere to company guidelines regarding internal and external loss prevention, including risk management, accident prevention/safety awareness, and loss prevention. 
• Maintain sales floor, back room, and walk-in coolers in a safe, clean, and organized manner. Maintain store products in a manner that allows easy access to back stock.
• Use all equipment correctly and under manufacturer guidelines.

Leadership

• Effectively build and maintain morale and provide ongoing motivation and feedback. Foster a cohesive, creative, and productive team.
• Assume primary responsibility for department interviewing, hiring, and staffing levels, including actively recruiting potential department employees.
• Assume primary responsibility for department employee relations, including training, performance reviews, coaching, and corrective action. Actively develop employees and lead in career development as appropriate. 
• Lead by example, provide clear expectations and timely feedback. 
• Actively lead and participate in product promotions and community events.
• Actively share the Company's vision with employees and customers.

Customer Service

• Immediately greet all customers with genuine enthusiasm and sincerity. Customize the approach to meet the customer's needs and build rapport. Create customer loyalty through individual service. 
• Anticipate customer needs and questions related to products. Effectively follow through with customers, including item requests, questions, and concerns. 
• Effectively shifts gears to meet customer needs. Move quickly and easily from greeting to providing product information, up-selling, closing the sale, thanking, and inviting them back. Effectively assess a customer's needs and appropriately suggest product with the opportunity to interact with that product. 
• Ensure all phone inquiries are handled with appropriate phone etiquette. Ensure customer service expectations are achieved on a department-wide basis. 
• Ensure the department is clean, organized, and customer-friendly. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions. 

All duties shall comply with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555. Should items differ, the CBA will supersede. 

Supervisory Responsibility

• Meat Department Employees

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a retail food environment with a diverse population and may be exposed to inclement weather. 

Travel

•  Some travel may be offered.